Three Israeli soldiers were injured in Tuesday's barrages, two lightly and a third moderately, the army said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military would launch a forceful retaliation for the mortar attack, pointing the finger at Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which praised the barrage as a response to Israeli killings of Palestinians. [Full Article...]

A family friend shot photos of the home as a wall of lava advanced and as fire claimed the property. As of Friday, there were 230 people in shelters, the agency said. Contingency plans have been made for a possible helicopter evacuation of up to 1,000 residents in a coastal area south of the fissures should their last exit route, be blocked by lava or become unsafe due to gaping cracks, County o... [Full Article...]

So far, four Trump associates have been charged in Mueller's investigation; three have pleaded guilty to lying to the authorities. Trump said Mueller's team, whom he terms "The 13 Angry Democrats" intend to interfere with the midterms, which are mostly taking place in November. [Full Article...]

The actual death toll inflicted by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico is closer to 4,700 than the official government count of 64 - an astounding 73-fold increase, according to a new Harvard University study . The study randomly selected 3,299 households in Puerto Rico and asked about all deaths and their causes of death from when Hurricane Maria made landfall on September 20 to the final day of De... [Full Article...]

All of these announcements should be taken with a shaker's worth of salt though, since these are just the latest cards being played in a series of interconnected negotiations both internal to the White House and external with the Chinese government. [Full Article...]

Ukrainian authorities released a drawing of the man they suspect is Babchenko's assassin, around 40-45 years old, with a grey beard and wearing a cap. I just reminded my readers that Russian Federation was indiscriminately bombing Aleppo, without recognising that dozens of children were dying in those bombs, their photographs making their way around the world. [Full Article...]

Now that the businessman of Jewish origin has received Israeli citizenship, he can obtain a passport, as Israeli passport-holders are permitted to enter the United Kingdom without a visa for short stays. Liam is ESPN FC's Chelsea correspondent. A spokesman for Abramovich also declined to comment. Local reports suggest that he will take up residency in Tel Aviv, having bought a property f... [Full Article...]

Researchers reached the number by doing door-to-door interviews in Puerto Rico. Earlier this year, researchers surveyed 3,299 randomly selected households (of more than 1.1 million) across the United States territory about displacement, infrastructure loss, and causes of death. [Full Article...]